And in a burst of originality they’ve decided to call it the OlivePad. This is a 7″ Android tablet with Wifi, Bluetooth, 3G, 2 cameras, and it runs Android 2.1. It’s going to be available in August starting at 20000 rupees ($424). Olive
Entries from July 22nd, 2010
Packt Publishing now offer DRM free Epub
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Packt Publishing announced today that its eBooks will be available to download from www.PacktPub.com in ePub format with immediate effect. Following feedback from customers, the fast-growing publisher made the move to provide this popular format and expects it to be well received.
B&N Nook Android app out now
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
I knew once I used the Pandigital Novel that this was a Nook app. How disappointing. It has such limited abilites when compared to the old Fictionwise eReader app. You can find out more at B&N. (The app is in the Marketplace.)
EXCLUSIVE: Audiovox just killed the RCA Lexi
July 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
The e-reader price war has claimed its next victim! I now have confirmation form my contact with Audiovox that the Lexi won’t be sold in the US market. There is no word yet on where it will be sold. Per your inquiry regarding our RCA eReader, as a result of the recent price drops in [...]
Who’s on First: eBooks, Hardcovers, Paperbacks?
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
The big news this week in eBookland was Amazon’s announcement that ebooks outsold hardcovers 1.8:1 in the last quarter. That set tongues awaggin’ and has prompted hundreds of articles, blog posts, and comments, now including this one. So that raises the question: Who’s on first?
Tags:ebooks·hardcovers·paperbacks·whos
Shanda to launch e-reader soon
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, hardware news
Shanda Literature are the publishing subsidiary of Shanda Interactive, a China based media conglomerate. I’ve actually been watching them for some time now. They keep dropping hints about their e-reader and ebookstore, but so far there hasn’t been any solid info. I know that the English name for the e-reader will be BamBook, and in [...]
Andrew Wylie to launch ebook imprint
July 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
Yes, the literary agent who didn’t even like ebooks back in April of this year has now announced that he’s going to be publishing the backlist of his clients as ebooks. From the NYTimes: The literary agent Andrew Wylie said on Wednesday that he would begin his own publishing venture, called Odyssey Editions, which will [...]
ExoPC tablet gets an ebook app
July 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
The ExoPC is a Win7 tablet, so I would normally pass on covering it (even though I’ve covered it before). But the company behind the ExoPC have been putting demo video up on Youtube, and on of the videos shows a custom ebook app. It’s worth a look. I’m slightly impressed that they even bothered. [...]
iPad’s not going to kill off the e-reader after all
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
I just came across another report from Forrester Research. You might recall that they are the ones who predicted tablets replacing netbooks by 2012. They have just announced a new report on e-readers, and it turns out I was right all along. Tablets won’t kill off e-readers. And in other news, water is wet. Here [...]
Dell Streak coming to the US in late July
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
So basically the 5″ Android tablet is going to be available any day now. Curiously enough, the tech specs don’t list the OS version. I’m hoping it’s not running v1.6 (like the UK release). Dell
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